Ministry of Transport and Communications (; abbreviated as MOTC) is a government ministry of

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responsible for regulating the transport and communication sectors. The ministry is currently led by Admiral

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. Under the

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immediately after the 2021 coup, he was appointed by the

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on 3 February 2021. In this regard, the

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claims that the military regime's cabinet is illegitimate.

History

On 29 January 1992, the Ministry of Transport and Communications was organized with

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, Ministry of Rail Transportation and Ministry of Communications, Post and Telegraph. On 9 November 2012, the Ministry's name was changed to the

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. On 30 March 2016, it was renamed to the Ministry of Transport and Communications by Htin Kyaw's new government. In 2019 and 2020, the Ministry ordered Telenor Myanmar to stop providing service to townships in

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and

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, citing the

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Organization

According to the official website of the Ministry of Transport and Communications as of April 17, 2021.

Minister's office

*Office of the Minister of Transportation and Communications

Administrations

*Department of Transportation Planning *Road Transport Administration Department * Department of Civil Aviation *Department of Meteorology and Hydrology *Department of Marine Administration *Directorate of Water Resources and Improvement of River Systems *Post and Telecommunications Department (Jurisdiction includes administration of telecoms carriers and

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s.) *Information Technology and Cyber Security Department

State-owned enterprises

* Myanma Railways *Road Transport *

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* Myanma Port Authority *Myanmar Shipyards *Inland Water Transport * Myanma Posts and Telecommunications *Myanmar Post

Educational institutions

*Central Institute of Transport and Communications * Myanmar Maritime University *Myanmar Mercantile Marine College

References

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Transport organisations based in Myanmar